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[Closed] Drop to flat on moto trials bike.. How big?

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Just watched Lampkin on top gear at tv centre. He appears to do a huge huck to flat from one roof to another. Editing or real. What's realistic as a drop to flat?


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 6:47 pm
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At 4.17


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 6:50 pm
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Just watching that. Is the front end of the bike MTB parts? Rear obviously different but forks and front wheel/tyre look MTB sized.


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 6:53 pm
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2.75" tyre on a 21" rim. Standard trials wheel/tyre.

Forks are probably Marzocchi if that's any better?


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 6:57 pm
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Its a clever camera angle, but I'd still that was massive drop.
2 stories? 20'?


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 7:00 pm
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At 7s looks like a set of marzocchi. Can see the logo

Yupp http://moto.marzocchi.com/en/marzocchi-m-life/marzocchi-trial-40--eight-years-at-the-top.aspx?idC=61687&idO=11856&LN=en-US


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 7:01 pm
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Yep gas gas, so marzocchi forks.
The monster it's were reworked trials forks iirc.
Type julien Dupont into YouTube, loads of mental street stuff.


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 7:02 pm
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So 20' to flat is doable..ouch


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 7:02 pm
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Dougie Lampkin is 12 x world champion, people can do 20ft drop on a push bike! pretty sure he can do it!


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 7:10 pm
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To flat


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 8:30 pm
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To flat

Very impressive!


 
Posted : 05/01/2014 9:00 pm
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Cant believe he barely broke stride.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:11 pm